Optimistic Take on IR

Question 1

What was The Long European Peace?

Answer 1

Post - WWII Era full of economic cooperation
European Coal and Steel Community (1952)
European Economic Community (1957)
Common European Currency (1999)
Joint NATO Membership

Question 2

How might IGOs structure Anarchy?

Answer 2

1. Reduce transaction costs
2. Facilitate decentralized enforcement
3. Provide information
4. Facilitate issue linkage
5. Increase interactions

Question 3

What is the Intergroup Contact Theory?

Answer 3

States that increased contact may reduce intergroup rivalries while accepting the basic logic of Social Identity Theory

Question 4

What is Free Trade?

Answer 4

An open domestic market that lowers prices, which is good for all customers

Question 5

How is Free Trade beneficial?

Answer 5

Beneficial even if other countries close their market
If reciprocated, it is also good for domestic partners
Government benefits from increased tax revenue
All citizens benefit greater public goods without increased taxes
If countries can get what they need through free trade, then they have less of a need for military conquest